Some of Hollywoodâ€™s most legendary singers and actors turned out at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City Tuesday afternoon to celebrate alongside host Bette Midler the success of the new top-grossing documentary of the year, â€œ20 Feet From Stardom,â€ a film that tells the story of some members of an often-overlooked group of performers â€” the backup singers.Read More

“I felt privileged to see Bette‘s first Broadway appearance. She was so gifted, so raw, so driven, so entertaining, and when she gave her pianist, Barry Manilow, a chance to sing a couple of songs at the top of Act II, you knew that he, too, was headed for stardom.”